-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The past 24 hours have left the city of London stunned . A brazen attack on a serving soldier in the British army , brutally hacked to death in broad daylight in the southeast district of Woolwich , has sparked fear , anger and a search for answers -- but also moving tributes to the man who died .

Many Britons , including soldiers , used photo-sharing service Instagram to post picture tributes in the hours following the attack .

Shock at the incident moved user Ali Martin to create her own impromptu memorial -- a candle with a remembrance poppy , worn by many in the UK during Remembrance Sunday in November , when those killed in war are honored .

`` I live very close to where this happened and wanted to light a candle in remembrance for the soldier , '' she said . `` It will stay alight all day . ''

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A particularly popular tribute was of armbands emblazoned with the name of the charity Help for Heroes , a British armed forces organization that supports wounded soldiers . The British soldier was reportedly wearing a T-shirt with the organization 's logo when he was attacked .

Chelsey Hampson-Carroll showed off her Help for Heroes armband , along with her army camouflage jacket . `` I wanted to show my support , '' she said . `` I am a British soldier myself -LRB- and -RRB- I wear my wrist band with pride . ''

Instagram user Jordan Rees posted an image of himself wearing the band both in sympathy and in protest against such attacks .

`` In light of -LRB- these -RRB- events I think it 's especially important that we show sympathy for those directly affected , solidarity with military personnel , and also resilience in the face of a political ideology that would like to see our society and way of life destroyed , '' he said .

Meanwhile in Woolwich itself , resident Felix Rios captured a poignant image of a black flower placed at Woolwich Arsenal train station Thursday morning .

`` People on the streets of Woolwich are quiet , '' he observed . `` You could feel in the air that something horrible had happened , just no-one talks openly about it . ''

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Instagram users posted tributes to soldier killed in brutal London attack

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Several serving members of armed forces among those honoring dead man

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`` I wanted to show my support '' says one user of the photo-sharing website